From Dr. Shel (Shelly Watts), https://www.mbaadmit.com, email: info@mbaadmit.com
Ask about our current specials – Comprehensive package for 1 Gold application, $1795; Comprehensive package for 2 Gold MBA applications, $2595; Basic service for 1 application, $925 (Compare with our competitors who charge $4,400!). Valid through November 29, 2015. Opt to work directly with Dr. Shel, a Harvard and Oxford graduate with Harvard admissions experience, on your MBA applications! Is Success Possible in Top-7 if Dinged by Top-3 B-Schools in Round 1?Each year after Round 1 admission results are released, we at
MBA Admit.com receive emails from many candidates who applied on their own in Round 1 and did not gain admission to any of the Top-3 business schools. They are very disheartened, particularly because they were hoping to begin business school the next Fall and they are very uncertain if they can gain access to other great business schools that are among the Top-7. If they were rejected from Harvard, can they gain admission to Columbia or Chicago? If they did not succeed in Round 1 at Stanford, do they have a chance at MIT or Tuck?
Happily, at
MBA Admit.com we have seen consistently over the years that even if a candidate did not have success when applying on their own to a Top-3 business school in Round 1, they can often enjoy success in gaining admission to a Top-7 MBA program. Here is some importance advice:
Identify your mistakes. If you did not get into the business schools you were aiming for in Round 1, you will want to identify the primary reasons for the rejections. Sometimes you need an objective pair of eyes to look at your old applications and help you identify the problem(s). Did you present weak essays? Was your long-term goal reasonable given your qualifications? Did you present an attractive long-term goal? Was your GMAT score too low? Was there a problem with your recommendations? Were there a lot of glaring typos in your application form? Do you have sufficient work experience? A key first step is to identify the problem.
Address the problem(s). Strive to improve your next applications. If your GMAT or GRE score was too low, improve your GMAT score or select a range of schools that accept a broader range of GMAT scores for your profile of a candidate. If you presented weak essays, consider working with someone to strengthen how you are presenting your candidacy through the essays. If you believe there was a problem with your recommendations, try to secure copies of your previous recommendations and, if necessary, choose different writers for your new applications – writers who will support your candidacy fully.
Choose your target business schools with care - the "fit" factor. We know that many candidates want to gain access to a Top-7 or Top-10 MBA program, but if you only have time to prepare a few Round 2 applications, within that set pay particular attention to your fit with the school. If you are a candidate who is focused on the oil and gas industry, Columbia may see a lesser fit with your profile and they may think that a similarly qualified candidate focused on entrepreneurship or healthcare might blend better at their school. Did you apply to business schools where the admissions committee may not have perceived a “fit” (i.e., the finance candidate applying to a heavily technology-focused business school)? Did you apply to a school that is known to have a bias that does not favor you given your profile (i.e., the 33-year old candidate applying to a school known for favoring much younger candidates)? As you apply in Round 2, make sure to try to select schools where you have a strong “fit” and where you are reasonably within range in terms of your basic profile (stats, experiences and background). If you are an “overrepresented” candidate (a candidate from a pool that has a lot of applicants, such as a foreign national East Asian male), also try to target schools that are less sensitive to “rounds”. Some schools admit candidates more evenly by round, rather than “filling up” with candidates of a particular profile in Round 1.
Success is possible!
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Best wishes,
Dr. Shel (Shelly Watts)
President, MBA Admit.comhttps://www.mbaadmit.comEmail:
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